Working with Children of Alcoholics: The Practitioner's Handbook

by Bryan E. Robinson, J. Lyn Rhoden

Overview

First published in 1989 when the plight of children of alcoholics was initially brought to public attention, Working with Children of Alcoholics remains an essential tool for professionals that specifically addresses the needs of children growing up in alcoholic families.

Expanding from the original highly successful handbook, the Second Edition incorporates the latest research, including Rubin's pivotal work on transcendent children, Robinson and Rhoden place alcoholism in a larger North American cultural context. They examine the effects of alcoholism in four essential family tasks: creating an identity, setting boundaries, providing for physical needs, and managing the family's emotional climate. Further,

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761907565
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/24/1997
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

Editorial Reviews

A handbook for professionals which, in this new edition, employs a family systems model to examine working with children of alcoholics in the context of their families and cultures. The authors incorporate the latest research, including Rubin's pivotal work on transcendent children, in order to examine the effects of alcoholism on the four essential family tasks: creating an identity, setting boundaries, providing for physical needs, and managing the family's emotional climate. Concludes with a listing of resources: special reports, books, organizations, periodicals, and videotapes. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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